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My Refugee Claim is a national resource created by Kinbrace with the goal of making the refugee protection system easier for all claimants and asylum seekers coming to Canada. The website provides an...
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When your patron needs legal advice, they may ask you to recommend a lawyer for them to contact. Providing such a recommendation can cross professional boundaries, but there are some tools you can sho...
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Digital privacy is a growing concern in our world and is especially important for children and youth. The BC Civil Liberties Association produces the Digital Privacy Rights for Youth publication, whic...
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Legal Aid BC has launched a new website to host their online legal information publications: https://info.legalaid.bc.ca/. To get directed there from the main Legal Aid website, simply click on the ‘O...
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The Family Law in BC website is a great resource for legal information on family law issues such as divorce, separation, child custody, spousal/child support, and family violence/abuse. Management of...
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